So, how do you feel about your new year so far? Posts this week can help you face 2021 with confidence and purpose and peace.

One of my fondest memories of 2020 is also one of the simplest. And it gives me a clue for how to cope with the months ahead.

Peter’s didn’t write these practical and powerful instructions for New Year’s Day, but these words, if heeded, might carry us far beyond any New Year’s resolution.

I suspect the New Year’s Eve celebrations will be lively in many places. With this desire to look forward, let me suggest Psalm 126 as we end this year and anticipate another.

Peter’s letter tells Christians how to cope, and he was talking to Christians whose times were much tougher than ours, even in 2020.

We’re happy that now two vaccines have been developed to fight back Covid-19. But let’s remember another sickness only Jesus can heal.

Most of us could use some rest today. All of us need the rest that Jesus promised and the writer of Hebrews lifted up.

On this quiet Sunday between holidays, read these quotes and remember how this week’s posts offer you hope and confidence.

“Is it over? Is Christmas really over? I’m not complaining, Lord, really I’m not. But like so many other items on our 2020 calendar, Christmas this year came too soon.”

When a baby comes, the ordinary disappears. But this night removed ordinary forever!

The God of Micah and Mary is the same God who can change anything and everything in a moment and for his glory.

It really is hard to imagine things getting back to normal. With each passing day it’s difficult to remember how things used to be. Maybe the exiled Jews felt the same. The promises that came to them can give us hope, too.

We needn’t look far to see evil all around us. God sent light when he sent Jesus, and he asks us to share that light with so many who are trapped in darkness.

As we anticipate enjoying again our favorite Christmas traditions, let’s consider a particular set of memories that mean everything to us.

Think again about what God has given—and how you will respond to a world that needs his gift—as you read and share these snippets from this week’s posts.

When I look at the sons in my life, I shudder to realize the gift God gave when he sent the world—when he sent me—his Son.

“I think I can, I think I can” makes an inspiring children’s story. But here’s why grownup believers should look at insurmountable obstacles in a different light.

As you’re planning to see others this holiday, here’s a spiritual trait you may not have considered setting as a goal for yourself.

If you’re reading this devotion, you’re likely the type of person who can shine the light of Christ in this dark world where we live.

I’ve never really cared about meeting famous people, but in spite of that, I’ve met many. But I know one whose name is bigger than all the rest.